Deadline: 23-Mar-23
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is seeking proposals from organisations and economic operators involved in food waste reduction on initiatives aimed at reducing food waste generated by primary producers and food businesses in rural areas.
Objectives
- The objective of this call for proposals is to provide, on a competitive basis, funding for activities or matters that relate to the promotion and/or development of innovative food waste reduction projects. These initiatives should be underpinned with the overall objective of energising the rural economy by encouraging innovative job creation and sustainable enterprise development.
- Delivery of initiatives should seek, where possible, to align with the economic and environmental goals of the Food Vision 2030 Strategy relating to food loss and waste in Goal 6 of Mission 1. The initiatives should also take account of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specific target 12.3 to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses by 2030.
- Whilst there is not a definitive list of projects, it is envisaged that one or more of the following elements will be included in the proposal:
- Establish and develop links with primary producers and food businesses in rural areas;
- Development of a best practice model for food waste reduction which support primary producers or food businesses looking to reduce food waste;
- Initiatives that are open and visible to the public and will thus raise awareness and promote food waste reduction to a wider audience in rural areas;
- Proposals which have the potential to be scaled-up, have a national reach/benefit and that will be self-sustaining;
- Projects that link with and have synergies with national policy/strategy on food waste reduction;
- Assist rural communities who have already taken verifiable steps to establish food waste reduction schemes to progress to opening stage.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of funding available is €180,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This Call for Proposals is open to food waste reduction initiatives which fulfil the following criteria:
- Are situated in rural areas outside the administrative boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford;
- Are up and running and currently operating or have taken steps to be operational in 2023 and is or will be active in rural communities;
- Can demonstrate that their proposal is, or can be, sufficiently advanced to allow final payment to be correctly made by the Department by end November 2023 at the latest;
- Can demonstrate the funding is for current expenditure (i.e. is not for capital expenditure);
- Can demonstrate the organisations economic and financial standing to prove that the organisation is financially sound. Applicants must declare in the submission that they can provide evidence supporting their financial standing (i.e. a copy of the organisations audited accounts for the last 3-years);
- Can demonstrate the organisation’s or project team’s technical and professional ability to deliver the proposed initiative. Applicants must declare in the submission that they can provide evidence supporting their technical and professional ability (i.e. a copy of academic/professional qualifications and / or evidence of experience for the last 3 years in delivering relevant projects);
- Can demonstrate that the organisation is tax compliant.
Ineligible Activities and Funding
- Funding for capital expenditure will not be considered.
- Fees, expenses, travel and subsistence or other personal remuneration to clients or proposers will not be eligible for funding under this scheme.
- Please note that costs incurred as a result of the application process will also not be eligible for funding under this scheme.
For more information, visit Food Waste Reduction Scheme.
